WebPPL

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Abstraction: JavaScript-embedded probabilistic programming language for Bayesian modeling

Key points:

WebPPL is a feature-rich probabilistic programming language embedded in JavaScript, installable via npm
Created by Noah Goodman and Andreas Stuhlmüller; companion to the web book "The Design and Implementation of Probabilistic Programming Languages" (dippl.org)
Open source under MIT license; supports both browser-based applications and command-line use
Related resources include "Probabilistic Models of Cognition" (probmods.org) and "Modeling Agents with Probabilistic Programs" (agentmodels.org)
Funded by DARPA (FA8750-14-2-0009) and the Office of Naval Research (N00014-13-1-0788)

Connections: Webppl · Probabilistic Programming · Bayesian Inference